Spectacles.



F. MORTON.

SPEGTAGLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1911.

1,024,275. Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

FRANCES 1VlIOR'lOl T, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SPEGTACLES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCES MORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Spectacles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to spectacles and has the object to providesimple and efficient means whereby the temples or bows may be held in afolded position across the lenses so that when the spectacles are not inuse the same may be hung upon a hook carried on the breast of a personor otherwise disposed of with greater safety against breakage.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pairof spectacles embodying my invent-ion. Fig. 2 is a similar view, on anenlarged scale, of one of the ears which forms part of the lens mountingand which is arranged at the outer end of one of the lenses and ispivotally connected with one of the temples or bows.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in both figures.

1, 1 represent the two lenses which may be of any suitable,construction. The mounting upon which these lenses are supported may bevaried, that shown in the drawings comprising a bridge 2 which connectsthe opposing inner ends of the lenses and hinge ears 3, 3 secured to theouter ends of the lenses.

4, 4: represent the temples or bows each of which is pivotally connectedat its front end with the hinge ear of one of the lenses so that thetemples may be either projected rearwardly from the lenses for use orfolded across the rear side of the lenses so that they are more compactwhen not in use. For the purpose of holding the temples in their foldedposition, holding means are pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 13, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912. Serial No. 649,117.

vided which preferably comprise two hooks, 5, 5 each of which isarranged on the upper side of the hinge ear of one of the lenses and isadapted to be engaged by the free end of the temple which is pivoted onthe hinge ear of the other lens. By this means the temples are securelyheld in place and prevented from unfolding, thereby permit-ting the sameto be taken care of with greater safety when not in use particularlywhen the spectacles are hung on a hook carried on the breast of thewearer which hook is adapted to receive either one of two suspensioneyes or loops 6 arranged on the hinge ears opposite the retaining hooks.By thus holding the temples in a folded condition they may be hung onthe clothing of a person as is now commonly done with eye glasses,without liability of breaking or injuring the same.

I claim as my invention:

1. In spectacles, the combination with the lenses, the lens mounting andthe temples pivotally connected with the lens mounting, of means forholding the temples in a folded position across the lenses.

2. In spectacles, the combination with the lenses, the lens mountingprovided with ears at the outer ends of the lenses and temples pivotallyconnected with said ears and capable of being either projectedrearwardly from the lenses or folded across the rear side of the lenses,of hooks one arranged on each of said ears and each adapted to beengaged by the temple pivoted on the other ear.

Witness my hand this 6th day of September, 1911.

FRANCES MORTON.

Witnesses:

I. MORTON, THEO. L. PoPP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fiye cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

